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Table 7.

Average agreement with statements regarding BCs in % on a 1–5 scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree)

Statement	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Agree	Strongly agree	I donot know	M	SD
Our suppliers, customers and/or competitors are discussing or working on BC-based solutions	42	21	12	12	0	12	1.9	1.1
BCs give us no advantages compared with other current systems	29	18	18	0	7	29	2.2	1.3
BCs will completely change our line of business	19	26	16	10	3	26	2.3	1.2
BCs lower our costs	0	25	7	21	14	32	3.4	1.2
BCs raise our business certainty	10	14	10	14	28	24	3.5	1.5
BCs boost our transparency	4	11	14	25	14	32	3.5	1.2
BCs lower our business risk	4	7	21	11	18	39	3.5	1.2
BCs will eventually be widely accepted and implemented	0	3	32	26	19	19	3.8	0.9
BCs increase our traceability in the value chain	4	11	18	14	36	18	3.8	1.3
BCs are faster than other current systems	3	6	12	21	24	33	3.9	1.2
BCs enable new sources of income	0	10	21	17	31	21	3.9	1.1
BC-based technology is scalable	3	0	13	26	23	35	4.0	1.0
BCs enable new business models	3	0	19	19	39	19	4.1	1.1

Statement	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Agree	Strongly agree	I donot know	M	SD
Our suppliers, customers and/or competitors are discussing or working on BC-based solutions	42	21	12	12	0	12	1.9	1.1
BCs give us no advantages compared with other current systems	29	18	18	0	7	29	2.2	1.3
BCs will completely change our line of business	19	26	16	10	3	26	2.3	1.2
BCs lower our costs	0	25	7	21	14	32	3.4	1.2
BCs raise our business certainty	10	14	10	14	28	24	3.5	1.5
BCs boost our transparency	4	11	14	25	14	32	3.5	1.2
BCs lower our business risk	4	7	21	11	18	39	3.5	1.2
BCs will eventually be widely accepted and implemented	0	3	32	26	19	19	3.8	0.9
BCs increase our traceability in the value chain	4	11	18	14	36	18	3.8	1.3
BCs are faster than other current systems	3	6	12	21	24	33	3.9	1.2
BCs enable new sources of income	0	10	21	17	31	21	3.9	1.1
BC-based technology is scalable	3	0	13	26	23	35	4.0	1.0
BCs enable new business models	3	0	19	19	39	19	4.1	1.1